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SAMUEL spasm, Aor LOW'VILLEQNEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. V79,686, dated 'Lp-1868;A anteolated June 27. 1868.

t IMPROVED ANIMAL-TRAP.

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Be it known' that I, SAMUEL S. RAIN, of Lowville', in the county'ofLewis, State of New York, have invented 4 a new and useful Improvementin Animal-Traps; and I do hereby declare the following is a full, clear,sind exact description of theconstruction and operation of the same,reference. being hadV to the 'annexed drawings, making part of thisspecification, in whichv v'.liigure 1 is a perspective -view of the trapas set ready for use.

Figure2 is a plan view. i

Figure 3 is a sectional view olpth'e trap, `with cage raised.

Figure 4 isV a sectional view, with the cage drawn; or trap sprung. l

Figure 5 is an enlarged view of the top of the standard, showing the'attachment of the bait-hook and catch; and i i Figure 6 isa view of thesleeve and platel E E Like letters representing like parts.

Alie a circular bed-plate or base, of either `wood or metal, in thecentre of which is the metal standard J, f

v'the lower endof which is formed with a shoulder, and passes throughthe plate B, and is secured firmly by a nut Aupon the under side of A.Encircling the standard J, and secured to it at its lower extremity, isthesPira-l spring N. This spring, at its upper portion, is 'made fast tothe sleeve C, upon the plate E, which slides freely upon the standard J.To this plate E E is securedl the wire cage M, or its equivalent, byrivets at each end The upper endof the standard J is bent'at a rightangle, and pierced with a hole vertically, and from this depends thebaithook. K D, passing through an opening in-the plate E. At F there isa small notch in the bait-hook,Y which serves as a detent to hold thecage M supported, as at g. 3. His a ring," by which the cage israised inthe act of settingrthe trap. I is a lock or catch, by which the ca`ge`is kept denim-when desired, and is automatic.

' o Operation. f We will consider the trap in thc position representedin iig. 4: Nowpto set the trap, place the thumb of Athe right-hand uponthe top of the standard J, passing the second linger Ithrough the ringH, and raising the cage to near the top of the standard. The notch Fupon the bait-hook passes through the opening in the plate E, and theplate, resting upon this notch, supports the cage. At this point, now,we will place a suitable bait .upon the hook K, and wait the appearanceof the animal for which the trap is designed. Upon the approach of thegame, the animal'placcs its mouth to the bait, and, in the act-ofnibbling, the pressure upon the lbar K D -disengages the notch F fromthe plateE, and the cage, being thus released of its support, is at oncedrawn down by the recoil of the springN. The animal is thus stronglyentrapped.

The lock Lisso formed that, as the cage descends, the rim strikes uponone arm o'f the same. This brings the other arm, which is formed inthe'shapc of a lock, over into the mesh of the wire cloth forming thecage, making a secure fastening for' the trap. p

Having thus. described the construction and operation of my invention,disclaiming the use of the suspended cage M, as covered by a formerpatent granted to me, September 10, i867, what I claim as my improvementandin'vention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isv i The use ofthe within-described combination of device sfor the object and purposehereset forth.

SAMUEL S. RAIN.

Witnesses: l

GEO. Snnnwoon, j J. CARROLL House.

